Social and Environmental Risk Factors for Hypertension in African Americans

• Main Authors: Selina Rahman (Author), Howard Hu (Author), Eileen McNeely (Author), Saleh M. M. Rahman (Author), Nancy Krieger (Author), Pamela Waterman (Author), Junenette Peters (Author), Cynthia Harris (Author), Cynthia H. Harris (Author), Deborah Prothrow-Stith (Author), Brian K. Gibbs (Author), Perry C. Brown (Author), Genita Johnson (Author), Angela Burgess (Author), Richard D. Gragg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of North Florida, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study tests the hypothesis that disparities of hypertension risk in African Americans is related to lead exposure, perceptions of racism, and stress, among urban (Roxbury, MA) and rural (Gadsden, FL) communities. Analysis of preliminary data from Phase I reveal 60% in Gadsden and 39% in Roxbury...